Yale Astronomy Colloquium - Eric Bellm

When it enters operations later this year, the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will produce a stream of transient, variable, and moving objects of unprecedented scale.  I will review the design and science goals of Rubin before discussing what we’ve learned from ongoing commissioning activities.  Data from the ComCam commissioning camera were released earlier this year; I will present science highlights and provide a look forward to the first Rubin alerts as well as future data releases.